What color is #688765?

#688765 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688765?

The RGB value is 104, 135, 101: 104 red, 135 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688765?

The complementary color is #846587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688765?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688765 color

#688765 rgb(104, 135, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #688765 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 52.9% green and 39.6% blue (104, 135, 101).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#688765 color codes

HEX	`#688765`
RGB	`rgb(104, 135, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 52.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, -18.02, 14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 23.31, 140.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.721, 21.21, 15.522)`
Decimal	`6850405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688765, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #688765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #688765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688765; }
.text { color: #688765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 135 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688765, #658773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #688765?: #688765 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688765?: The RGB value is 104, 135, 101: 104 red, 135 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688765?: The complementary color is #846587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688765?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.